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Mosques

the fossil is a type of sea urchin

Córdoba, Spain

Estrella de los Deseos (Wishing Star)

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

The Great Mosque.

Xian Shi, China

Great Mosque of Xi'an

Although resembling a grand Buddhist temple, this structure is actually the largest mosque in China.

Cologne Central Mosque

Cologne, Germany

Cologne Central Mosque

The largest mosque in Germany.

A dome of Sultan Mosque, with the ring of bottle bases visible at the bottom.

Soy Sauce Bottles of Sultan Mosque

A ring of soy sauce bottle bases decorate an important Singaporean landmark.

Contrast of religious architecture.

Ferizaj, Kosovo

Church of the Holy Emperor Uroš and Madhe Mosque

Christianity and Islam have clashed, yet here a Serbian Orthodox church and a mosque stand together.

Putrajaya, Malaysia

Masjid Putra (Putra Mosque)

Next to the Malaysian Prime Minister’s office stands this rose-colored mosque.

Ouadane Mosque.

Ouadane, Mauritania

Ouadane Mosque

This remarkably well-preserved mosque stands amid an 11th-century caravansary.

Architect Sakher Oulabi (left) and engineer Tamim Kasmo in the courtyard of Aleppo's Great Mosque.

Syrians Won't Give Up on the Great Mosque of Aleppo

In 2013, the mosque's minaret shattered into 2,000 pieces. A restoration team aims to put them back together.

Chris Ray December 10, 2019

Upstairs.

Nafplio, Greece

Vouleftikon (People's Assembly)

This 18th-century former mosque held the first Hellenic Parliament.

Welcome to the International Sangha Bhiksu Buddhist Association, formerly Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church.

The Sacred Afterlives of Buffalo’s Vacant Churches

The best way to preserve a church in a shrinking city is often to convert it to a mosque or temple.

Sabrina Imbler November 4, 2019

Fethiye Mosque.

Fethiye Mosque

This historic structure has been used as a mosque, a barracks, a prison, a school, and a bakery.

West side of building (front).

Tzistarakis Mosque

Legend says it was constructed with the destroyed pillar of an ancient Greek Temple.

Jama Masjid, Ahmedabad.

Ahmedabad, India

Jama Masjid

This 15th-century mosque is a beautiful blend of Hindu and Islamic architecture.

The Saparmurat Haji Mosque was built near the heroic Geok Tepe Fortress.

Gokdepe, Turkmenistan

Saparmurat Hajji Mosque

A memorial to the thousands of Turkmen soldiers and civilians who died in a bloody 1881 battle.

11th-century buildings in Misrian, Dekhistan.

Dekhistan Ruins

The remains of a medieval city loom in one of the most isolated desert regions of Turkmenistan.

The Tree of Life motif.

Ahmedabad, India

Sidi Saiyyed Mosque

This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.

Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Türkmenbaşy Ruhy Mosque

The controversial final resting place of the equally controversial first president of Turkmenistan.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Star Mosque

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.